MSVU Library & Archives
15 Lumpkin Rd
Mount Saint Vincent University
Halifax, NS B3M 2J6
902-457-6250
Use | Policy or Practice | Guideline |
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Class Handouts & Readings |
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A single copy of a short excerpt per student |
Projections & PowerPoint | Copyright Act Section 29.4(1) |
You may reproduce a work in order to display it.
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Websites & Links |
You do not need permission to link! “Linking & hyperlinking should never be seen as publication of the content to which they refer”. Practice ethical linking. Please do not link to illegal or infringing copies of copyrighted works. |
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Music, Video/Film |
Copyright Act Section 29.5(b) & (d) |
You may conduct a performance of a sound recording, a performer’s performance in a sound recording, or a cinematographic work.
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Music, Video/Film, |
Short excerpts. For larger amounts, please consider linking to a legal copy in streaming format. |
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Images, Charts, Figures, etc. |
An entire artistic work (including a painting, print, photograph, diagram, drawing, map, chart, and plan) from a copyright-protected work containing other artistic works. Content must be properly cited! |
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Books & Ebooks |
Short excerpts. For larger amounts, please consider linking to a legal copy in e-format, or placing the item on reserves. |
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Journals, Magazines, etc. |
A single article from a periodical per student For larger amounts, please consider linking to a legal copy in e-format, or placing the item on reserves. |
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Mashups |
Copyright Act Section 29.21 |
It is not an infringement of copyright for an individual to use existing works in the creation of a new work .
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